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package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json;

import tools.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json.patch.BindContext;

/**
 * Factory to create {@link BindContext} instances.
 *
 * @author Oliver Drotbohm
 */
public interface BindContextFactory {

	/**
	 * Creates a {@link BindContext} for the given {@link ObjectMapper}.
	 *
	 * @param mapper must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 */
	BindContext getBindContextFor(ObjectMapper mapper);
}
